Interior building construction



Jan. 21, 1930. c. H. COLLINGS INTERIOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Filed May 1928 lNvEN'xfoz ATTOPNEY$ CLARENCE- H.CoLL1Nqs 5Y f g,

t. 882 is Patented Jan. 21, 1930 s mrr. s

CLARENCE H. COLLIN GS, OF CLEVELAND HEIGHT-SQ OHIO INTERIOR BUILDING consent-matron Application firea na 1, 1925. safer 1%: 274326 1;

This invention relates to interior building. construction and has for its object the prov-i sion of asimple, light,- andinexpensive pa r'- titioir structure) In connection with domestic hath room's, public laV'atories; barber shops, hospital's, beauty parlors; etc. it often be comes desirable toerect a partition as for a shower-bath, toilet, com artment, booth, etc. To mai-ntainsanitary'condition it is DECESSil-IY' that the same lie-Vitreous or ceramic which practically requires either marble whichisen pensive or tile, which with the previous types of construction has entailed such thicl'rness' ofwal'l as to waste Valuable space.

The objects of my inventions are the provision" of an; improvement in tile construction whereby the cheapne'ss-of tile can be combined w'itlr an economy of space approachin that obtainable with'ma'rble; the provision 01 new and useful expedients' for reinforcing ands'upporting and adj usting'a tile wa'll; theprovision ofa new, improved, and simplified, reinforced tile construction which; shall require a minimum number ofspec'ial shapes or other special parts; while further objects and advantages of the invention will become ap parent asthe description pr'oceeds.

Iir the drawings accompanying" and form'- in' a part of thisapplication Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a part of a domestic bathroom conqorisin'g' a sh'owerbath compartment containing my improvements; Fig; 2 is horizontal sectional view onthe line 2"2 of Fig; 1; Fig;3 is a detail View of part of the top construction of the partition shown in Fig. 1 Fig. 4 is a sectionalyiew'corresponding to the l'ines4r4 of Figs. 1 and 3;F1g. 5 is a sectional viewtaken through the upper corner of the partition shown in Fig. 1;Fig.

6 is a horizontal sectional iew takenon the line 6 6 of Fig. 1; and Fig; 7 is a perspective View ofthe top corner'reinforcement of the partition shown in Fig. 1. I

I have shown a chamber comprising floor tiles 1 and walltiles 22 bedded on a cewhich are screwed the ends of the horizontal metal rods 6 which define the course of the partitioni- It is" oftentimes s'uflicient-if these rods are Ioca'td at the to of the partition only, but I harehere shown sanie'atbothtop and bottom;

At their meeting ends these rods are screwed intothehollow' sockets? of'teiini na-l members which are formed with overlap ping eye-pieces 88 apertured for'therecep ti'on' of the vertical reinforcing rod 9. The socliets 7 and the corresponding? endsiofth'e rods 6 are'preferablyformed with left-handthreads as shown in Fig. 5, while'the opposite ends of said rods and-the plates 5 are'form'ed with right-hand threads, sothat; by strewin'githe rods respectively back and forth it is possible to bring the upright rod 9 strictly vertical. When no bottom rods are used, thelower end of the rod 9 i's'set in a socket 1'0; formedjh the floor, and this socket can still be used with the rods, if desired Strung on the rod 9 are the ertically recessed or apertured corner blocks 12",, which; are made of suitable cera nic material and of any externalshape which; pleases the fancy; I have here shown these'lolecks" asprojvide'd at one corner with a metal strip 13 which cornprises both astr'ike 14 for the door-stile l5 and a stop portion 16; cohpera'tin with the; opposeid shoulder 17 on the block to hold in place" the glass panel 18'. It is; of c 'our'se", necessary to apply the blocks 12' to the rod 9" prior to the eye pie'ces' 88 and"it"i i roves the construction to surround the reds'9'with cement if desired although this is not} always necessary. I

I After this corner has been erected as heretofore described, the horizontal rods 6 are covered by other tiles 20, each ofwhich is formed" alongits' upper edge with an under cut longitudinal recess 21. The width o'f'thi's recess at the'mouth is necessarily somewhat greater than the dia'meterjof the rod 6 and its width at a point inside the mouth is increased somewhat. These; recesses are sup: plied with a plastic, easily-fibwing, cement just prior to th'e'application of theltflocksto' the rod so that the cement flows about and snugly embraces the rod, whereupon the blocks are propped in place until the cement hardens after which they are permanently held. The bottoms of the partitions may be made of the same kind of blocks illustrated at 20 although I prefer to use higher blocks 24. When the horizontal rods 6 are used these blocks are also grooved in the same manner as the blocks 20 and it will be noted that the employment of the rods 66 at the bottom dispenses with the necessity of groov ing the floor.

The remaining margins of the partitions are built up of vertical blocks 25, here shown as identical with the blocks 20 and likewise having grooves 21 in their concealed edges. In the present embodiment I have shown the wall-tiles 2' as spaced apart to define a channel or groove 26 in which these upright blocks are laid and with this construction the grooves 21 are comparatively functionless. However, it is within my invention to employ a vertical rod at this point, similar to the rod 66 at floor and roof, in which event the partition is held rigid without need for channeling the side walls.

The blocks 12, 20, 24:, and 25 cooperate to define a rectangular frame for the reception of the glass panel 18 the faces of the blocks being suitably grooved or shouldered as shown at 28 and 17 to receive the margins of that panel. WVhen a door is used as herein shown it preferably comprises metal stiles 15 and a glass panel 29. The glass or other paneling material used for this purpose may be either transparent, translucent, or opaque, depending upon the purpose in view, as for telephone-booths or bathing-compartments,

' etc.

In the foregoing description and illustration I have, for purposes of simplicity, restricted the numbers and shapes of the different blocks and tiles, but it will be obvious that many changes in these shapes and designs can be made without departing from my inventive idea, and many other variations in detail wherefore I do not limit myself in any wise except as specifically recited in my several claims which I desire may be con strued broadly each independent of limitations contained in other claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is:

1. In tile construction, a rectangular frame work of metal rods, means for adjusting the sides of said frame, and tiles having recesses receiving and concealing the frame members and held in place thereby, the recesses in certain of said tiles consisting of under-cut channels adjacent to one edge, and a cementitious substance located in said channels and embracing the frame member therein.

2. In tile construction the combination with a horizontal rod of a tile having in its upper face an undercut recess, themouth of which is at least as wide as said rod and the body of which is wider than said rod, and cement in said recess surrounding said rod.

3. In tile construction, a reinforcing frame comprising three metal rods diverging from a single point, each rod perpendicular to each other of said rods, terminal pieces screwed on two of said rods, each of said terminal pieces having a flattened extension formed with an aperture through which the third rod extends, means for anchoring the other ends of said three rods, and tiles having recesses receiving and concealing said rods and terminal pieces and held in place thereby, the portion of said recess not filled by the rods having mortar therein.

l. In tile construction, the combination with a wall and a floor of a partition comprising a plurality of metal rods located at right angles to each other, terminal pieces screwed to certain rods and having apertures at right angles thereto slidably receiving another rod, socket provisions for the opposite ends of such rods, tiles having recesses receiving and concealing said rods and pieces and held in place thereby, and panel members enframed by said tiles, the portion of said recess not filled by the rods having mortar therein.

5. In tile construction, in combination, a panel of vitreous material, a framework of vitreous blocks embracing the same, said blocks having shoulders engaging said panel and recesses parallel to the adjacent edge of said panel and spaced therefrom, metal reinforcing rods in said recesses, means securing said rods to a wall, and cement embracing said rods in said recesses.

6. In tile construction, the combination with the walls of a chamber of a chamber of metal rods parallel to said walls, means for anchoring the ends of said rods, vitreous blocks, each having panel receiving provisions at one side and undercut recesses opening through another side, said recesses covering said rods, and cement filling the space between the rods and the sides of said re-- cesses.

7 In tile construction, the combination with the intersecting floor and walls of a chamber, of an upright rod spaced from both walls and engaging the floor, a pair of horizontal rods secured to said walls and converging toward said firstrod, apertured end pieces secured to said horizontal rods, the apertures receiving said first rod, a vertical row of recessed vitreous blocks strung on said first rod, and a horizontal row of recessed vitreous blocks strung along each of said horizontal rods, the recesses of said last named blocks opening through a concealed face thereof and being filled with cement around the respective rods.

8. In tile construction, the combination with the intersecting floor and walls of a chamber, of an upright rod spaced from both walls and supported by the floor, a threadedsocket member secured to each wall, a threaded socket member secured to said upright rod opposite each of said first socket members, a horizontal rod having its ends threaded into each pair of sockets, certain of the threads being right and left to enable truing up the angles between the rods, panels in the planes defined by said rods, and marginal blocks of vitreous material engaging the edges of said panels, said block having recesses for said rods and concealing said rods, and cement fillings in said recesses around the rods.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

CLARENCE H. COLLINGS. 

